New Urine Test for Blood Pressure Drug Adherence

The use of a urine test for drug adherence can lead to a drop in blood pressure in patients who had been struggling to regularly take their blood pressure lowering tablets, according to a new study involving UCL researchers, published in Hypertension. Of the 238 patients who underwent the urine test, 73 were not taking [...]

By |2017-09-13T08:46:33+00:00September 13th, 2017|Hospital Pharmacy|Comments Off on New Urine Test for Blood Pressure Drug Adherence

FDA Approves New Antibacterial Drug

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Vabomere for adults with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including a type of kidney infection, pyelonephritis, caused by specific bacteria. Vabomere is a drug containing meropenem, an antibacterial, and vaborbactam, which inhibits certain types of resistance mechanisms used by bacteria. ‘The FDA is committed to making new [...]

By |2017-09-13T08:44:58+00:00September 13th, 2017|Industry News|Comments Off on FDA Approves New Antibacterial Drug